The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-20
= ESTABLISHED 1850.
H. N. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor.
HAULS ALONG THE RAILS
JUDGE PARDEE GRANTS THE TEX
AS PACIFIC AN ORDER.

oneration of the Fourth Section OF the
Law Suspended by the Judge in Be-
half of this Road-A Boston Man Made
Secretary of the Commission-The
Canadian Pacific as Competitor.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Edward A.
Mosely, of Boston, has been elected Secre-
tarv of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. He is Democratic member of the
Massachusetts, Legislature and one
of tbe Committee on Railroads. He was
strongly indorsed for one of the Commits
sionerships Mr.. Mosely has been mer-
chant of high standing in Boston for good
many wears. He is a resident OF Newbury
port.
Tenporary orders were made suspending
the fourth section of the act on application
of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Company,
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas railroad
ms TO points south of the Ohio and east of the
Mississippi, and also on the petition Of the
Texas Pacific railroad as to freights destined
to FL PaSo.
RECEIVERS APPEAL TO A COURT.
New ORLEANS, April 19.--The receivers
of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
some DAYS ago presented petition to Judge
Pardee. of the Fifth circuit, reciting that
the inforcement of the long and short haul
section of the interstate commerce law
would work irreparable injury to the road
under their charge: that the fourth section
of said act forbids charging less for
longer than for shorter haul
when 1.-THE circumstances and condi-
tions are substantially similar;" that your
petitioners believe that the circumstances
and conditions touching traffic with the Re-
public OF Mexico through El Paso, and from
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United States. are substantially different
from those that surround the transporta-
ton OF freights to other
points Oh the lino of said
T-as an6 Pacific railway, and
that they would be irlsti-
fed in establishing lower rates
there on freights transported for export into
aud received from Mexico. and for delivery
at Fl PaSo than is charged at points be-
tween that city and points where the
fleightS originate and where the dis
tance and haul are shorter. The petitioners
further aver that while they believe
the above Interpretation of the law
to be correct, they fear, on
account of the severe penalties
imposed to act without the advice and or.
der of the court. The receivers further
show that they have made application to the
commission for a suspension of the opera
ton of section 4 to the traffic above de-
ScTibed. but fear the vast number of appli-
rations before the commission will cause de-
lay resulting in irreparabIe injury. The fol-
lowing order was made by the court:
1t is considered that the petitioners
are correct in their construction of the act
of Congress approved February 4, 1887,
commonly known as the interstate com
neree law, as to the transportation of
freight and passengers to and from the city
OF I'll PasO, in the State of Texas, as in the
foregoing petition set forth, and said pc
tltoners are hereby instructed to conduct
the same according to their said construc-
tlon until further order of the court.
Don A. PARDEE, Judge.
COMPARING THE TARIFFS.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19-'The compare
tive tariffs of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company and the Canadian Pacific Com
pany printed here show that owing to the
interstate law the latter company can make
rate from San Francisco to Chicago and
common points much less than the former.
Inc difference in favor of the Canadian Pa
cine ranges from S44 to $lSS per car load,
according to the class of freight
CANADA TO PROFIT.
CHICAGO, April 19.-The Times to-
morrow will say: "It is stated that in the
event OF the Interstate Commission refusing
70 suspend the long and short haul clause
Ior the benefit of transcontinental lines, the
canadian Pacific has fully decided to put
On an independent steamboat line between
Cnlcago and Port Arthur, for the purpose
ol competing for the carriage of Pacific
coast freight, both east and west-bolnd
ihelr tartt rates on through freight will he
from from 40 TO 90 per cent. less than the rates